BOTANICOPEDIA Project Description

Help Collective Roots by becoming a BOTANICOPEDIA editor.

Editors collect basic information about plants featured in BOTANICOPEDIA, such as the following:

• Plant Common Name (English, and other languages whenever possible)
• Scientific Name
• General Description (Original introduction to this plant)
• Plant Image(s) (Provide original images or links to images already online)
• Plant Detail (seeds, stems, flowers, roots, fruit, etc.
• Mystery Question (Pose a mystery / challenge question for students to research / explore)
• Resources & Links (Provide a list of online and other resources regarding this plant)

A more detailed description of how this work is done follows:

Thank you for considering the opportunity to volunteer as a BOTANICOPEDIA editor. If you are interested in contributing to this important effort, then please complete our volunteer application available by clicking here.

Description
If you are good at researching online and writing summaries, then you will love this project: creation of the world's first "BOTANICOPEDIA," a collaborative collection of knowledge about plants of interest in the world of garden based learning. Collective Roots website is built in an open sources content management system called DRUPAL. This web based software allows you to contribute content online, working in a framework very similar to Word. This is a perfect job for "virtual volunteers." While we would love to meet you in person, you might not live near our offices, or perhaps you don't have a lot of time available. This effort allows you to contribute your talents on a flexible schedule anywhere you have access to the internet.

Skills Required
You might be good at any of the following:

• Research
• Bibligraphies
• Summaries or Abstracts
• Blogging
• Creative writing
• Web design

The most important requirement is your commitment to creating high quality content that inspires learning and teaching! Please join our efforts to blaze new trails in Garden Based Learning.

For a detailed guide on how to develop content for BOTANICOPEDIA, please click here.